Variation in chemical composition and nutritional quality among barley cultivars for ruminants. 2. Digestion, ruminai characteristics and in situ disappearance kinetics

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 377-388

  Ovenell Roy, K H ^a   Nelson, M L ^a   Froseth, J A ^a   Parish, S M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley; Digestibility; Energy; Steers

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; BROMUS; BROMUS SECALINUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0032285134     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-099     Document Type: Article

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